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In reply to the discussion: The rush to judgement on Franken has BACKFIRED causing more problems in the party. DUMB CALL! [View all]riverwalker
(8,694 posts)Came out when everyone was just learning about how shady Tweeden was. Lindsay Menz, who says the photo at 2010 State Fair was taken at precise moment Franken squeezed her butt and she was shocked. But the photo does not show any such thing, she is relaxed and smiling. This one pisses me off the most because Lindsay shopped her story around, and no one bit until MJ Lee of CNN who seems to have a vendetta against Franken, published it. Lindsays family are supporters of Tea party candidates in Minnesota. I asked MJ if the photo was cropped to not show Frankens hands, or any collaborating proof. The article says a sister posted a comment on Facebook when it happened, BUT no one has seen it, and someone said sister not even on Facebook until 2011. The fact that MJ ran the story without evidence except for a possibly cropped photo was devastating because we had just heard about Tweeden and her story & photo.
It was like a sucker one two punch, how does Franken defend himself? It was totally irresponsible journalism.